Guides & News
Reviews, tutorials and buying advice from two decades of covering recording and instrument gear.
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Black Sabbath Talk New Album, Offer Behind The Scenes Preview
Photo taken from Black Sabbath website with BillWard cropped out. Check here for the original. We still have a few months until…
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The Black Keys Clean Up At Grammy Nominations
The Black Keys during the 2011 Grammy Awards. Happy Thursday everyone! Alright, it’s almost Friday but the work week’s not over yet.…
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The Black Crowes Announce 2013 Tour Dates, End Three Year Hiatus
The Black Crowes will hit the road earlynext year. Looks like all of you Black Crowes fans out there are getting a…
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Beginners Guide to Effects Pedals
Overdrive Pedal Most musicians have come across these little floor ridden devices several times in several places. You might be a casual…
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BBE Windowpane Fuzz Review
BBE Windowpane Fuzz @ $119.99 Like a lizard on a window pane… Earlier this year, the guys over at BBE released a…
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The BBE Blacksmith Distortion Pedal Announced
UPDATE: YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE BBE BLACKSMITH RIGHT HERE! New Year means new gear! And the guys over at BBE do…
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Dealing With That Low End Mix: Introduction
The JBL VRX915S 15″ Bass Reflex Subwoofer For That Low End One of the trickiest parts of doing a full on track…
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Bass Amp Buying Guide
How’s it going, audiophiles? Whether you’re planning on shredding out on the electric guitar, laying down the grooves on a bass or…
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Travis Barker Diagnosed With Six Ulcers
Barker in 2008; PC: Wikimedia Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker has announced his split from one of his lifelong loves – cannabis. The…
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Axl Rose to Appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live
Axl Rose – proving he’s not just a little bit rock and roll; PC: Wikimedia Commons Stop the presses! Axl…
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Audio-Technica AT4040 and AT4050 Microphone Review
The AT4050 @ $699.00 Every month or so, we here at Soundaria like to give back to our customers by means of…
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The Gear and the Glory: Rancid
PC: Wikimedia Commons; FL: Freeman, Armstrong and Frederiksen As any normal music fan, we sometimes aren’t satisfied with simply the songs when…